Solutions

Here you will find an archive of many previous REMAP solutions. These may be pieces of bespoke equipment or adaptations that have been made by REMAP volunteers. To find out more about an item, please click view details.

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Finger support

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Following a stroke a gentleman was having difficulty using his right index finger. It was weak and he could no longer play the piano. The index finger would curl down and so would be out of position for depressing the... View Details

Wheelchair switch tray

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Chloe is 8 years old and has cerebral palsy. To teach her communication skills her school required a means of positioning a 4-way switch plate onto her wheelchair. The switches were connected to a suitable box of "electronics" provided by... View Details

Electric mobility scooter trailer

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An elderly lady with MS required a means of attaching her bicycle trailer to her electric scooter. She is a keen artist and requires a means of carrying her equipment. A simple sandwich block was manufactured which fitted onto the... View Details

Extended door handle

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A homeowner of reduced stature has difficulty reaching the door handles of her French doors. An extension rod and handle were fitted to an existing handle to provide a low level operation. The client can now operate handle with ease.... View Details

Aerosol Dispenser

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An elderly client has Carpal Tunnel syndrome and also suffers from Angina. As such she has difficulty applying sufficient pressure to the medication release button on her aerosol dispenser. Based upon a design in a previous yearbook, a similar style... View Details

Chunc to BuggyPod coupling

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7 year-old boy has cerebral palsy and severe epilepsy. He uses a Chunc 45 wheelchair. His little sister is 1 year-old. Mother requires to be able to take both children out together and is looking for a means to couple... View Details

UV Shelter for Quad Cycle

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Alice, who is 5 years old, has the condition known as Exeroderma Pigmuntosum (XP); she has zero tolerance to the UV component of normal daylight - even on overcast days. As such she has to have her entire body screened... View Details

Wheelchair table for rifle shooting

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Robert enjoys the sport of target shooting and one of the disciplines he competes in requires that his right elbow is rested on a support table. The table needs to fit on his wheelchair and be as firm as possible.... View Details

Shower steps

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Ann is waiting for two hip replacements and finds stepping up very difficult. A 4" step is the most she can manage and the tray on her shower is 12" high. A pair of stacking box steps were made each... View Details

Miniature step ladder

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An 11 year old girl of restricted growth was to start secondary school. She would use a powered wheelchair for mobility most of the time but needed to leave the chair for use of the lavatory and for PE lessons.... View Details

Pushchair grips

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This mother has weakened hand grip and found it difficult to control the pushchair, particularly when having to raise and lower the handles to negotiate pavements. The new extensions enable her to use her wrists to control the movement and... View Details

Adaptation to bath tap rail

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A lady with arthritis and a general stiffness needs the aid of a bath rail to get out of the bath which can be fitted temporarily when needed at the tap end. The difficulty was that the tap handles are... View Details

Spreaders for chair legs

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A schoolgirl with ataxic cerebral palsy, limited mobility and limited understanding, is preferred by her occupational therapist and by the school to use standard school equipment where possible. Because her movements are uncontrolled she tends to tip her chair backward.... View Details

Stand for TV remote control

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The client has multiple sclerosis which is affecting his hand function. This has resulted in his having difficulty operating the remote controls for his TV and radio. A wooden block was made to hold both remote controls firmly in place,... View Details

TV mounting bracket

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The client is an early teenage boy with severe cerebral palsy. His parents bought a TV for his bedroom but a position for it could not be found so that he could watch it from his bed. They suggested fixing... View Details

Provision of adjustable bed rail

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The client has progressive weakness in all muscle groups affecting her abilities to walk, sit upright for long periods, and great difficulty moving and turning in bed. She needs a shallow bed rail to assist her to turn or otherwise... View Details

Security cover for gas cooker control knobs

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The clients have an autistic son whose behaviour is unpredictable. If in the kitchen on his own, he sometimes turns on the gas cooker controls, such that the parents have frequently to check that they are all in the 'off'... View Details

Device to assist putting on velcro shoes

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A lady with severe arthritis and with practically no movement in her hip joints, had great difficulty placing on her shoes and fastening the velcro. An available long-handled tool (a 'helping hand') was modified by cuttting and bracketing at the... View Details

Radiator thermostatic valve operating device

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Wheelchair using client cannot bend down to operate the thermostatic control valves on his radiators. A very simple device was made using two tennis balls and a length of wooden dowelling. Each ball was attached to the end of the... View Details

Device for one-armed cricketer

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Iain is a keen young cricketer who was born with the bottom of his right arm missing. A lightweight device was needed with 360 degree flexibility of movement to help him play cricket. A thermo-plastic tube was fitted with a... View Details

Remote control for wheelchair

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Sue has multiple sclerosis and uses an electric wheelchair. She can drive an adapted car but once she has transferred into it she is unable to put the wheelchair away before she drives off - at the other end of... View Details

Xylophone stand

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The client has multiple sclerosis and uses a wheelchair. She plays the xylophone and required a stand, to house her equipment, on wheels to move it around her home. A stand designed and built by the engineer to fit the client’s... View Details

Working tool aids

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A young man with very limited use of his right hand needed assistance to operate tools for his job. A leaf rake was modified by attaching the upper part of an elbow crutch with jubilee clips. A pair of branch... View Details

Working stepped stool

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The client is unable to extend her legs from the hips and knees. She is in a permanently crouched position and needed a stool to enable her to work comfortably in her kitchen. A simple stool was made with steps which... View Details